Cited by 143Zebrafish Biomedical Research ApplicationsNeutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative MechanismsImmune Response and Inflammation

Zebrafish as a model for the study of neutrophil biology

Henry, Katherine M, Loynes, Catherine A, Whyte, Moira K B, Renshaw, Stephen A·2013·Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Abstract

To understand inflammation and immunity, we need to understand the biology of the neutrophil. Whereas these cells can readily be extracted from peripheral blood, their short lifespan makes genetic manipulations impractical. Murine knockout models have been highly informative, and new imaging techniques are allowing neutrophils to be seen during inflammation in vivo for the first time. However, there is a place for a new model of neutrophil biology, which readily permits imaging of individual neutrophils during inflammation in vivo, combined with the ease of genetic and chemical manipulation. The zebrafish has long been the model of choice for the developmental biology community, and the availability of genomic resources and tools for gene manipulation makes this an attractive model. Zebrafish innate immunity shares many features with mammalian systems, including neutrophils with morphological, biochemical, and functional features, also shared with mammalian neutrophils. Transgenic zebrafish with neutrophils specifically labeled with fluorescent proteins have been generated, and this advance has led to the adoption of zebrafish, alongside existing models, by a number of groups around the world. The use of these models has underpinned a number of key advances in the field, including the identification of a tissue gradient of hydrogen peroxide for neutrophil recruitment following tissue injury and direct evidence for reverse migration as a regulatable mechanism of inflammation resolution. In this review, we discuss the importance of zebrafish models in neutrophil biology and describe how the understanding of neutrophil biology has been advanced by the use of these models.

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  • Drosophila and zebrafish models offer unique possibilities such as live imaging due to translucency and genome-wide screens due to genetic tractability and low cost.

    “These models offer unique possibilities, e.g., to perform live imaging, due to their translucency, and genome-wide screen, due to their good genetic tractability and low cost.”
  • Recently, Drosophila and zebrafish are used to investigate mechanisms of fundamental tissue repair.

    “Recently, Drosophila and zebrafish are used to investigate mechanisms of fundamental tissue repair [267, 268].”
  • Drosophila and zebrafish models offer translucency for live imaging and greater genetic tractability than mice, enabling study of fundamental tissue repair mechanisms not possible in humans.

    “Although they have their own limitations, Drosophila and zebrafish models offer translucency for live imaging and even greater genetic tractability than mice, to study fundamental tissue repair mechanisms not possible in humans.”

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Authors
Henry, K. M., Loynes, C. A., Whyte, M. K. B., & Renshaw, S. A.
Affiliations
Medical Research Council (GB)
Corresponding author
Renshaw, Stephen A
Venue
Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Published
2013-10-01
Volume
94
Issue
4
Pages
633-642
ISSN
  • 0741-5400 (ISSN-L)
  • 1938-3673
OpenAlex
W2149185484
Cited by
143
References
99
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FWCI
1.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Leukocyte Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • MRC Senior Clinical Fellowship (G0701932)
  • MRC (G0700091)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
Keywords
zebrafish, neutrophils, neutrophil biology, innate immunity, inflammation, transgenic zebrafish, neutrophil recruitment, reverse migration, inflammation resolution, tissue damage, genetic engineering
MeSH terms
Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Immunity, Neutrophils, Zebrafish, Models, Animal, Animals, Genetically Modified

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